A Brief Necessary Vindication Of the Old and New Secluded Members, from the false malicious Calvmnies; And Of the Fundamental Rights, Liberties, Privileges, Go- vernment, Interest of the Freemen, Parliaments, People of England, from the late avowed Subvensions 1. Of John Rogers, in his Un-christian Concertation with Mr. Prynne, and others. 2. Of M : Nedham, in his Interest will not lie. Wherein the true Good Old Cause is asserted, the false routed; The old secluded Members cleared from all pretended breach of trust; The old Parliament proved to be totally dissolved by the Kings death; The sitting Juncto to be no Parlia- ment and speedily to be dissolved by the Army-Officers; The Oathes of Suprema- cy, Allegiance, Fealty to the King, his Heirs and Successors, to be still binding, continu- ing

The New Commonwealth to be the Iesuites Project; Ch. Stewart not sworn to Popery, as Nedham slanders him; The restitution of our Hereditary King and Kingly Government, not an Vtopian Republike, evidenced beyond contradiction to be Eng- lands true Interest both as Men and Christians; and the only way to peace, safety, settlement

by William Prynne